"On stage we see unfold the rational thought behind Ashwini's carefully considered movement, yet the overall effect is one of utter enchantment. For one hour we are transported into an exquisite dream state." - [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

ASHWINI RAMASWAMY has studied Bharatanatyam with Ragamala Dance Company's Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy—her mother and sister—since the age of five. She now has the honor of studying under Bharatanatyam legend Alarmél Valli, one of the greatest living masters of the form. She has toured extensively with Ragamala, performing throughout the U.S. and in Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, the U.K, and India. Ashwini is a McKnight Artist Fellow for Dance, as well as the recipient of three Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) Artist Initiative grants, a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) Next Step Fund grant, and a Jerome Foundation Travel Study Grant. Her work is supported by MSAB, MRAC, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s (MAAF) USArtists International program, and the New England Foundation for the Arts' (NEFA) National Dance Project.

Ashwini's choreographic work has been presented by Augsburg College, the Ritz Theater, the Red Eye Theater, and the Cowles Center (Minneapolis, MN); Triskelion Arts, The Joyce Theater (New York, NY), The Just Festival (Edinburgh, U.K), and The Yard (Martha's Vineyard). Ashwini’s newest project is commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestr'a’s Liquid Music Series and will be created through a residency at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.